This piece by Novation is the evolution of everything in midi for me,Solid and good quality.

First it's not the cheap plastic that you find on most of the midi controllers,it's got those metal faders and quality knobs+ notes weight.
so you already know it's another game

Second:the fact that it's assignable (Auto-Map) with every DAW and plugins as you install it to control everything(Ableton for me)!got the pitch/bend as well and the Mod wheel,16knobs (8endless with red led to indicate + 8 solid ones)8drum pads,8 faders +16 buttons wich usually goes with the faders (each channel).A nice lcd display,you can access second pages on a button with quick access

Still a lot to learn of the possibilities here but found that baby on kijiji (montreal) for 200$CAN and it's the best purchase I've ever made on used items!worth 500$ brand new and I still think this is the BOMB!